Kids Sundae6.00

Fair-trade banana split 6.00

Has a certain little person got a birthday coming up?

It might be time to give us a bell here at The Cross. We take all the hassle out of kids birthday parties – that means no cooking or cleaning for you!

We’ll provide you with a space and our kid friendly staff will take care of the set-up, clean-up and the food – so you can focus on the kids and catching up with their Mums & Dads over a coffee and a bite to eat. If your party is between 10am-2pm on weekends your little guests can join in on the Cross Critters Weekend activities; including FREE Face-Painting! You’re welcome to arrange your own entertainment too (send in the clowns!).

Grandma keen to bake a cake? Bring it in – we can’t say no to homemade birthday cake or cupcakes. Please note that all other food & drink must be purchased through us. We have a fantastic kids’ party food menu with healthy and naughty but nice treats for all.

Sounds pretty stress-free right? That’s what we’re all about. If you’re interested, please get in touch with our functions manager. You can find her at functions@thecross.co.nz, or on 04 384 9085.

Kids Party Menu

We have a number of food options available for kids birthday parties - just check out the options below and have a chat to our Functions Coordinator about what might suit you best.

Lunch Platter - $14 per child

Each of the platter options are priced per child, with a minimum order of 5 children.

Homemade Mini Mince Pies - $3 each

Minimum order of 10 items.

Sounds pretty stress-free right? That’s what we’re all about. If you’re interested, please get in touch with our Functions Coordinator. You can find them at functions@thecross.co.nz, or just pick up the phone and give us a bell on 04 384 9085.

Please remember, we’re a licensed premise, so everyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent or by their legal guardian, for more information please check the link in our footer named "Legal Stuff".

Monday 19 February 2018 - Sunday 25 February 2018

Pop in on Tuesday or Thursday morning and we have a little something special for you. We dedicate our lovely Guest Room to parents and little ones. This is the perfect space – a large enclosed area with comfy couches and carpet to crawl around on! We have a professional massage therapist, offering up some relief for all of you hard-working parents! Enjoy a FREE 10 minute back, neck and shoulder massage while our lovely staff member takes your baby off your hands… heaven! Did we mention this is free?!

Pop in on Tuesday or Thursday morning and we have a little something special for you. We dedicate our lovely Guest Room to parents and little ones. This is the perfect space – a large enclosed area with comfy couches and carpet to crawl around on! We have a professional massage therapist, offering up some relief for all of you hard-working parents! Enjoy a FREE 10 minute back, neck and shoulder massage while our lovely staff member takes your baby off your hands… heaven! Did we mention this is free?!

We love brunch as much as any good Wellingtonion – it’s one of our favourite times of the week! Every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-2pm, our place is the perfect spot to bring your family and friends for a bite to eat.

Every fortnight The Cross celebrates free theatre for children with either a puppet show & workshop or an interactive production of a well known fairy tale from Playshop.

Today we have Fingal from KidzStuff Theatre, our puppeteer master - she and her puppet friends have an exciting tale to tell, and their show will be followed by a puppet making workshop - just bring a sock and you could be leaving with a new puppet friend!

Every other fortnight, on the second Saturday of the month, we host Playshop's interactive kids theatre productions, where the actors and kids recreate classic fairy tales, using dress ups, props and creative minds!

As per all our activities at The Cross, the shows are free, so come one come all, bring a friend or three and enjoy some fun theatre and stories. Shows start at 11am in our Guest Room so make sure you're in nice and early to secure a good spot.

These shows will go hand in hand with our other weekendly kids activities such as face painting, crafts and colouring-in. Check out our kids activities here, or sign up to our newsletter here to stay in the loop with other events and fun things happening at The Cross for the little ones.

Southern Cross are proud sponsors of KidzStuff Theatre. If you enjoy these shows, check out their other plays and performances - usually in the school holidays!

We love brunch as much as any good Wellingtonion – it’s one of our favourite times of the week! Every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-2pm, our place is the perfect spot to bring your family and friends for a bite to eat.

If you’re keen to come in for some kai and kids activities on the weekend, we recommend you give us a bell first to book a table.

Kids At The Cross

Cross Critters

Here at The Cross we love to take care of the whole family. We understand that it can be tricky to get out of the house and keep the gang entertained, so we’ve pulled out all the stops to make sure you enjoy your experience, no matter your age!

Rock in anytime with your little ones – while mum and dad chill with a coffee, we have toys, games and colouring activities on hand to keep the nippers amused. Our kids menu is available any time so no need to worry about rumbling tummies, and we're happy to shout the little ones their fluffies too.

We have baby change facilities (in both the women’s and men’s bathrooms), plus plenty of space to park up your pram.

Fortnightly Kids Theatre, Puppet Show and Workshop

We've teamed up with KidzStuff theatre and Playshop Theatre to bring you fortnightly theatre productions for the little ones, the second and fourth Saturday of every month in our guest room.

On the second Saturday of the month, Wellington's theatre extraordinaires, Playshop, host their Interactive Kids Theatre, where the actors and kids recreate classic fairy tales, using dress ups, props and creative minds!

The fourth Saturday of every month we'll host a puppet show and workshop with our friend Fingal. She and her puppet friends have an exciting tale to tell, and their show will be followed by a puppet making workshop - just bring a sock and you could be leaving with a new puppet friend! There may even be another show after the workshop too, fingers crossed....

As per all our activities at The Cross, the shows are free, so come one come all, bring a friend or three and enjoy some fun theatre and stories. Shows start at 11am in our Guest Room so make sure you're in nice and early to secure a good spot.

P.S. Download a copy of our colour-me-in calendar of all the Kids Theatre and Puppet Show dates for 2017 here. Get the munchkins to make it all colourful, and stick it on your fridge!

Has a certain little person got a birthday coming up?

It might be time to give us a bell here at The Southern Cross. We take all the hassle out of kids birthday parties – that means no cooking or cleaning for you! Check out the link below to be taken to our kids parties page. You can even bring your own cake and decorations!

Weekday Mornings

Pop in on Tuesday or Thursday morning and we have a little something special for you. We dedicate our lovely Guest Room to parents and little ones. This is the perfect space – a large enclosed area with comfy couches and carpet to crawl around on! We also have one of our wonderful staff members on hand – who’ll help to keep your wee one happy while you kick back with a coffee and relax.

During these Cross Critter mornings, between 10am-12pm we have a professional massage therapist, offering up some relief for all of you hard-working parents. Enjoy a FREE 10 minute back, neck and shoulder massage while our lovely staff member takes your baby off your hands… heaven!

Weekend Mornings – World Famous in Wellington!

We love brunch as much as any good Wellingtonion – it’s one of our favourite times of the week! Every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-2pm, our place is the perfect spot to bring your family and friends for a bite to eat.

We’ve got the kids covered - our kids table is set up with free facepainting and colouring! There are always toys and board games, and of course we have our great kids menus to keep the little ones happy which you sit back with a yummy meal, coffee or glass of wine.

If you’re keen to come in for some kai and kids activities on the weekend, we recommend you give us a bell first to book a table.

Cross Critters Mailing List

This is one just for the families. Join our Cross Critters mailing list and keep up to date with the kid-friendly happenings at ours! Our monthly email will inform you of the upcoming activities, specials and events.

Legal stuff

Here at The Cross we take legal stuff quite seriously. As a licenses premise we are obliged to follow a set of rules outlined by the New Zealand government to keep everyone (you and us) safe and having a good time. This is called Host Responsibility, and that’s just what we strive to be – responsible hosts! Click here to read more about the age+ restrictions & intoxication. And please if you are under 25 always carry the correct I.D with you, if we or our door staff ask you for I.D you have to show an accepted form (Passport, HANZ 18+ Card or a NZ Drivers License) or you won’t be allowed on premise.

*OPENING HOURS : 8.00 AM – Late Monday to Friday and 9.00AM – Late in the Weekends